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: It is considered the foundation of the modern European Union.

The identifier "" (often seen as part of the CELEX number 11951K ) refers to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) , also known as the Treaty of Paris , which was signed on April 18, 1951. 951K.txt

: It established the first supranational European institution, bringing together France, West Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries to share control of coal and steel production, making another war between them "materially impossible". : It is considered the foundation of the